M3.3 earthquake 15 km SE of Samothráki, Greece
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 15 km SE of Samothráki, Greece on Sat, Apr 26, 1975, 11:56 PM GMT+3 (20:56 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 24 km NE of Gökçeada, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.3 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-04-26 20:56:22 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.387° N, 25.662° E
- Region
- Greece
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.924 km NE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 18773 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
- 3.628 km SW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 18760 days ago · 41 km deep · 38 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000ath. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:54 AM UTC.